| accept |
When you accept something from someone, it means that you take what they want to give you. [5 definitions] |
| adopt |
to become a parent of (a child) by law, or to accept an animal as a pet and become responsible for it. [2/3 definitions] |
| advocate |
When someone advocates something, they believe strongly in the importance or value of that thing, and they try to get other people to support it or accept it too. [1/3 definitions] |
| agreement |
Some agreements are a serious and special promise. If someone accepts this type of agreement, it means that they will be breaking a rule or a law if they do not do what they promise. Usually this kind of agreement is written on paper, and a person signs their name on the paper to accept it. [1/4 definitions] |
| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| appreciate |
to understand and accept the worth of; value. [1/4 definitions] |
| approve |
to accept and allow officially. [1/3 definitions] |
| bear1 |
to have or accept as a duty. [1/8 definitions] |
| believe |
to accept as honest or true. [1/2 definitions] |
| bribe |
If someone gives a bribe to someone, they give that person money to get them to do something that they want. And what they want is something dishonest or illegal. Usually, it is people like politicians, police officers, trial witnesses, and judges who are most frequently offered bribes. Of course, that does not mean that they accept bribes. Offering someone a bribe is against the law, and accepting a bribe is also against the law. [1/3 definitions] |
| buy |
(informal) to accept as true; believe. [1/3 definitions] |
| cash register |
a business machine with a drawer that holds money. A cash register is used in places such as stores and restaurants to accept payments and give change. A cash register also keeps a record of money that goes in and out. |
| charity |
If someone receives charity, it means that they receive money or other things from people who want to help them because they are poor or are having a lot of trouble. Some people are very happy to receive charity, but some people don't want to accept it. [1/3 definitions] |
| convention |
A convention is a way of doing things that most people in a society accept as the right way. [1/2 definitions] |
| convert |
to cause to accept different beliefs or ideas. [1/4 definitions] |
| convince |
to cause to believe or accept (often followed by "of"). |
| embrace |
to take up or accept easily. [1/3 definitions] |
| grant |
to admit or accept. [1/4 definitions] |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| jump at |
to take or accept quickly and eagerly. |
| myth |
A myth is something that most people, or many people, believe is a fact but has never really been proven. It's just something that people accept as true. [1/3 definitions] |